August 31, 2018 4 Ways Maria Montessori has Changed Me Tagged in: Montessori, Montessori Parenting, Today is Maria Montessori's birthday {August 31, 1870}. And, it's kind of blowing my mind how a woman who was born 148 years ago ha... Continue reading
August 29, 2018 A Child's Dictionary + Thoughts on Learning to Spell in Montessori Tagged in: Elementary, Language, Montessori Child, Second Plane, Next week Henry will enter his second year of lower elementary at a public Montessori school. Since the school is public there are some com... Continue reading
August 28, 2018 Our Montessori Home Lately Tagged in: 12 Months to Montessori, Montessori Home, It's been awhile since I've shared some of the Montessori spaces in our home. As our kids get older, the spaces grow and change to ... Continue reading
August 24, 2018 Shifting My Expectations Toward Potty Learning Tagged in: 18 to 24 Months, Montessori Toddler, toilet learning, It's been a few weeks since I've written about Gus' potty learning journey and I wanted to talk about it again. He is still most... Continue reading
August 22, 2018 Montessori is Not a Race Tagged in: Montessori, Montessori Parenting, I've talked about this a bit before , but it's been awhile so I thought I would talk about this again. There seems to be all sorts ... Continue reading
August 21, 2018 Montessori Friendly Infant Shelves to Love Tagged in: Montessori Baby, Montessori Home, Montessori Shelves, Creating your baby's first Montessori environment can be such an exciting process. Picking every little detail feels like such an impor... Continue reading
August 15, 2018 Montessori Friendly Alternatives to Popular Young Preschool Gifts Tagged in: 3-years-old, 4-years-old, Montessori Child, Montessori Friendly Toys, There is a myth about Montessori that all Montessori friendly need to be expensive and wooden. A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about Montes... Continue reading
August 14, 2018 5 Books I Love for the Second Plane (6+) Tagged in: Elementary, Montessori Friendly Books, Raising Readers, Second Plane, There are so many amazing resources online for young children when it comes to Montessori. It is so much harder to find resources that are a... Continue reading
August 13, 2018 10 Minutes with Gus at 20 Months -- Montessori Young Toddler Week 36 Tagged in: 18 to 24 Months, 20-months-old, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Young Toddler, Play Shelves, At 20-months-old, Gus is just a delight! He is funny! He is expressing his will! He has a limited vocabulary (very limited, I need to writ... Continue reading
August 08, 2018 Thoughts on Color Learning and Easy DIY Color Mixing for Toddlers Tagged in: 18 to 24 Months, 20-months-old, Montessori, Montessori Inspired, Montessori Toddler, Toddlers are busy developing their whole selves by being in the world around them. Everywhere they are, they are scientists discovering (an... Continue reading
August 06, 2018 Stacking Cup - Some Options and Ideas Tagged in: Montessori Baby, Montessori Friendly Toys, Montessori Toddler, Gus has been super into stacking lately - stacking rings, stacking blocks, stacking random objects he finds in the house. He's learning... Continue reading
August 03, 2018 Size Sequencing Puzzles - Montessori Young Toddler Weeks 34 and 35 Tagged in: 18 to 24 Months, 20-months-old, Montessori Friendly Toys, Montessori Young Toddler, With a strengthening sense of order in general, Gus is super into puzzles lately. If he's choosing work from his shelf, its more likely... Continue reading